Yankees still talking Santana with Twins  —  Deadline, shmedline: The Yankees' pursuit of Johan Santana is not over.  —  "We're still thinking about it," senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said yesterday.  "We haven't ruled it out completely.  We're still considering it.

Cards deal Edmonds for prospect  —  Veteran center fielder yields infielder Freese from Padres  —  ST. LOUIS — The dean of the Cardinals is on his way out the door.  —  According to reports in St. Louis and San Diego, the Cardinals have reached agreement on a trade that will send Jim Edmonds …

A's trade Haren  —  (12-14) 21:20 PST — For nearly a decade, the A's have boasted contending teams, making the playoffs five times in the past eight years.  —  On Friday, however, Oakland traded right-hander Dan Haren, who just five months before had started the All-Star Game in San Francisco.

Segui denounces Roberts' inclusion in Mitchell Report  —  Former Oriole says Bigbie's statements about Roberts were fabricated  —  Former Oriole David Segui is mentioned continually throughout baseball's newly released Mitchell Report on steroids, but what irks him most is that his ex-teammate Brian Roberts …

Kuroda agrees to three-year contract  —  The deal is pending results of a physical examination, which Kuroda took this morning at Centinela Hospital, but it's done and believed to be worth between $36 million to $40 millon.  Club officials aren't commenting for now, but two sources with knowledge …

Kaat not surprised by steroids scandal  —  The ex-Twins pitcher has been trekking across the country in an RV since May, learning about this country mile by mile.  —  Jim Kaat should be in the Hall of Fame.  He won 261 games in 18 seasons as a starting pitcher, then re-invented himself …

Clark has mixed reaction to trades  —  Free agent is happy for team, sad that he may not return  —  PHOENIX — Tony Clark was out at a local pizza place, having dinner with his kids on Friday night, as news began to spread throughout the Valley that the Diamondbacks had made three trades …

Sources: Dodgers near deal with Kuroda  —  FOXSports.com, Updated 7 minutes ago  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  Japanese free-agent right-hander Hiroki Kuroda is on the verge of signing a three-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to major-league sources.

Giants expect Sabean to stay  —  No fallout feared despite conflicting testimony in report  —  Brian Sabean has no intention of stepping down as the Giants' general manager and the club fully supports moving forward with him, a club spokesperson said Friday.

What a tangled web of deceit  —  Ahhhhhhhhh!  —  My reaction after taking a steroid injection in the buttocks?  —  No, my thoughts after perusing most of the 400-plus-page, mind-numbing tome that was the Mitchell Report, then reading a few dozen reaction stories and opinion pieces cranked …